• The effects of R&D tax credits on patenting and innovations 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Norwegian business spending on R&D is low by OECD standards. To stimulate business R&D, in 2002 the Norwegian government introduced a tax-based incentive, SkatteFUNN. We analyze the effects of SkatteFUNN on the likelihood ...
    • The effects of R&D tax credits on patenting and innovations 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Discussion Papers;No. 565, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: Norwegian business spending on R&D is low by OECD standards. To stimulate business R&D, in 2002 the Norwegian government introduced a tax-based incentive, SkatteFUNN. We analyze the effects of SkatteFUNN on the ...
    • The entrepreneurial earnings puzzle. Evidence from matched person-firm data 

      van Praag, Mirjam; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion papers;789, Working paper, 2014-11)
      Empirical studies show that the pecuniary returns to an individual's decision to switch from wage employment to entrepreneurship are low. We reconsider the pecuniary gains from this transition using a unified and flexible ...
    • The impact of new varieties on aggregate productivity growth* 

      von Brasch, Thomas; Raknerud, Arvid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Although there is an extensive body of literature on aggregate productivity growth, reallocation, and firm turnover, the contribution to overall productivity growth from new firms that produce new varieties is not well ...
    • The impact of public R&D support on firms’ patenting 

      Bye, Brita; Klemetsen, Marit Elisabeth; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion papers;911, Working paper, 2019-07)
      We examine the impact of both R&D tax credits and direct R&D subsidies on Norwegian firms' patenting. Whereas direct subsidies are aimed at projects with low private and high social return, tax credits do not discriminate ...
    • The relations between bank-funding costs, retail rates, and loan volumes. Evidence form Norwegian microdata 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Vatne, Bjørn Helge (Discussion papers;742, Working paper, 2013-05)
      In this paper, we examine two questions: i) how changes in the funding costs of banks affect retail loan rates and ii) how changes in relative loan rates between banks affect their market shares. To do so, we estimate a ...
    • A two-stage pooled panel data estimator of demand elasticities 

      Brasch, Thomas von; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Paper;No. 951, Working paper, 2021-04)
      In a seminal paper, Feenstra (1994) developed an instrumental variable estimator which is becoming increasingly popular for estimating demand elasticities. Soderbery (2015) extended this estimator and created a routine ...
    • Using the Helmert-transformation to reduce dimensionality in a mixed model: An application to a wage equation with worker and firm heterogeneity 

      Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Raknerud, Arvid; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 667, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: A model for matched data with two types of unobserved heterogeneity is considered – one related to the observation unit, the other to units to which the observation units are matched. One or both of the unobserved ...
    • Why are there so few female entrepreneurs? An examination of gender differences in entrepreneurship using Norwegian registry data 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;790, Working paper, 2014-11)
      Women make up almost 50 percent of the employed population in Norway, but only about 25 percent of the entrepreneurs. Using registry data on the whole population we address gender differences in the propensity to become ...
    • Årsrapport for SkatteFUNN-evalueringen - 2004 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Foyn, Frank; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Kjesbu, Knut Arild; Møen, Jarle; Petterson, Geir; Raknerud, Arvid (Rapporter;2005/12, Research report, 2005-05-10)
      SkatteFUNN er en del av det norske skattesystemet og har til hensikt å stimulere næringslivets forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid. Ordningen ble innført i 2002 og gjort gjeldende fra skatteåret 2002. I 2003 ble ordningen ...